Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 13,558 in PDHS 2012–13 and n = 15,068 in PDHS 2017–18)
PDHS 2012–13 | PDHS 2017–18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Age in yearsa | ||||
15–19 | 567 | 4.2 | 728 | 4.8 |
20–24 | 2048 | 15.1 | 2220 | 14.7 |
25–29 | 2723 | 20.1 | 3146 | 20.9 |
30–34 | 2438 | 18.0 | 2853 | 18.9 |
35–39 | 2300 | 17.0 | 2738 | 18.2 |
40–44 | 1808 | 13.3 | 1821 | 12.1 |
45–49 | 1674 | 12.3 | 1562 | 10.4 |
Type of place of residence | ||||
Urban | 6351 | 46.8 | 7254 | 48.1 |
Rural | 7207 | 53.2 | 7814 | 51.9 |
Sex of household head | ||||
Male | 12,409 | 91.5 | 13,412 | 89.0 |
Female | 1149 | 8.5 | 1656 | 11.0 |
Marital statusb | ||||
Living with partner | 13,010 | 96.0 | 14,502 | 96.2 |
Without partner | 548 | 4.0 | 566 | 3.8 |
Wealth index | ||||
Poorest | 2486 | 18.3 | 2886 | 19.2 |
Poorer | 2586 | 19.1 | 3240 | 21.5 |
Middle | 2589 | 19.1 | 2966 | 19.7 |
Richer | 2657 | 19.6 | 2878 | 19.1 |
Richest | 3240 | 23.9 | 3098 | 20.6 |
Employment | ||||
No paid work | 10,567 | 78.0 | 12,745 | 84.6 |
Paid work in last 12 months | 2975 | 22.0 | 2320 | 15.4 |
Earning | ||||
Earns less than husband | 1838 | 81.9 | 1548 | 83.0 |
Earns more than husband | 405 | 18.1 | 318 | 17.0 |
Occupation of respondent | ||||
Unemployed | 10,591 | 78.1 | 12,748 | 84.6 |
Unskilled | 1491 | 11.0 | 999 | 6.6 |
Skilled | 1085 | 8.0 | 791 | 5.2 |
Managerial | 390 | 2.9 | 522 | 3.5 |
Number of children | ||||
No children | 1695 | 12.5 | 2048 | 13.6 |
1–3 children | 5957 | 43.9 | 7096 | 47.1 |
4–6 children | 4412 | 32.5 | 4682 | 31.1 |
7–9 children | 1321 | 9.7 | 1088 | 7.2 |
≥ 10 children | 173 | 1.3 | 154 | 1.0 |
Respondent’s education | ||||
No education | 7625 | 56.2 | 7627 | 50.6 |
Primary | 1831 | 13.5 | 2103 | 14.0 |
Secondary | 2415 | 17.8 | 3132 | 20.8 |
Higher | 1687 | 12.4 | 2206 | 14.6 |
Husband’s education | ||||
No education | 4215 | 31.1 | 4007 | 27.6 |
Primary | 1819 | 13.4 | 1922 | 13.3 |
Secondary | 4301 | 31.8 | 5094 | 35.1 |
Higher | 3176 | 23.0 | 3474 | 24.0 |
Access to information | ||||
No | 9169 | 67.9 | 12,148 | 80.6 |
Yes | 4344 | 32.1 | 2918 | 19.4 |
Region | ||||
Punjab | 3800 | 28.0 | 3400 | 22.6 |
Sindh | 2941 | 21.7 | 2739 | 18.2 |
KPK | 2695 | 19.9 | 2378 | 15.8 |
Balochistan | 1953 | 14.4 | 1724 | 11.4 |
Gilgit-Baltistan | 1216 | 9.0 | 984 | 6.5 |
Islamabad (ICT) | 953 | 7.0 | 1111 | 7.4 |
Azad Jammu Kashmir | – | 1720 | 11.4 | |
Federally Administered Tribal Areas | – | 1012 | 6.7 | |